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remember hezbollah targeted the u.s. embassy in april of 1983 killing 17 americans, a couple of months later in october of 1983 bombed our marine bar racks in beirut killing servicemen. they continue to target the united states and israel. there is nothing to talk about here. hezbollah has not come forward, much like iran. they have forced war, weapons of mass destruction or acknowledged israel's right to exist. the fact that the united states is granting legitimacy to this organization. >> it's led to a change of perception and opened the door to dialogue with hezbollah in addition iran. has there been a change of perception when it. comes to hezbollah? are they more willing to not kill us today than they were in 1983? spl n spl. >> there's no change in doctrine or attitude. there's been no change in hezbollah's conduct. remember, hezbollah is a terrorist organization in lebanon. that's the cat's paw for iran. iran controls, equips, subsidizes, trains, militarizes hezbollah. >> why is it controversial that we are talkin
remember hezbollah targeted the u.s. embassy in april of 1983 killing 17 americans, a couple of months later in october of 1983 bombed our marine bar racks in beirut killing servicemen. they continue to target the united states and israel. there is nothing to talk about here. hezbollah has not come forward, much like iran. they have forced war, weapons of mass destruction or acknowledged israel's right to exist. the fact that the united states is granting legitimacy to this organization....
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hezbollah fighters in lebanon. the syrian regime claims israel attacked a military facility in damascus. iran syria both support hezbollah, which calls the attack israeli aggression. they warned the syrian regime might be transferring weapons to hezbollah, and warned them not to. we were talking yesterday about what kind of retaliation might come. at least now they're talking. >> nobody seriously thinks the syrian military is going to strike israel. nobody thinks mr. i sat is insane enough to engage israel in a war, nor is iran. the question here is whether iran and syria might use their proxies, hezbollah in lebanon to carry out some sort of attack, and the key in at that that syrn statement is surprise attack. that sounds all sorts of alarm bells. >> andrew taylor was talking to me earlier, shep, from the washington institute, and he said everybody is very wary of here is a terrorist attack against some sort of israeli interest on the globe, and iran and syria have proven they're capable of that. >> shepard: he's
hezbollah fighters in lebanon. the syrian regime claims israel attacked a military facility in damascus. iran syria both support hezbollah, which calls the attack israeli aggression. they warned the syrian regime might be transferring weapons to hezbollah, and warned them not to. we were talking yesterday about what kind of retaliation might come. at least now they're talking. >> nobody seriously thinks the syrian military is going to strike israel. nobody thinks mr. i sat is insane...
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but any expert you talk to, shep, will tell you this is about hezbollah in lebanon. and they are saying they won't allow the transfer of any dangerous weapons to hezbollah in lebro lebanon. this is the beginning, and if hezbollah launches any counter strike, then the israelis will go in hard indeed. >> i was going to ask you if the state department and beyond is saying if syria might be in the position to do this? >> syria seems to want to transfer weapons, and there's a lot of feeling that president hasad is allowing them to come into syria and take caches of weapons and take them back, and this is what everybody is feeling here. that this is all evolving into complete chaos. and as hezbollah wants to protect their interests, israel wants to protect there's. >> we're watching more news in the south, tornadoes pushing their way across the country, in the mid south and all the way up to the great lakes, and now it's moving east. the danger is not over. and we'll go for the update. and we're following three breaking stories. this is the one in alabama where apparently
but any expert you talk to, shep, will tell you this is about hezbollah in lebanon. and they are saying they won't allow the transfer of any dangerous weapons to hezbollah in lebro lebanon. this is the beginning, and if hezbollah launches any counter strike, then the israelis will go in hard indeed. >> i was going to ask you if the state department and beyond is saying if syria might be in the position to do this? >> syria seems to want to transfer weapons, and there's a lot of...
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what would syrian regime do and hezbollah do. and more importantly, what would iran do, and not just in senior ya but -- in sera but the entire region. the syrian regime, if it gets a no-killer strike, limited one, they'll definitely try to rebuild the weapon systems with the russians, number one. number two they will attack sunni areas sad syria to prevent them from coming to damascus and taking over. and three, we have seen a series of assassination attempts or strikes inside lebanon against politicians against the syrian regular jim. so syrian regime will probably -- we hear the report before the the threat against the u.s. embassy in baghdad. >> intelligence will have a list of targets, of u.s. targets to reply against. >> shepard: your concern attacks would happen not just in the recent but around the world as a result of a strike on syria. >> the warrooms of return and hezbollah have done rehearsals in the sense they know exactly what step the pentagon -- the kind of attack. if the attack is limited, and i don't think they'
what would syrian regime do and hezbollah do. and more importantly, what would iran do, and not just in senior ya but -- in sera but the entire region. the syrian regime, if it gets a no-killer strike, limited one, they'll definitely try to rebuild the weapon systems with the russians, number one. number two they will attack sunni areas sad syria to prevent them from coming to damascus and taking over. and three, we have seen a series of assassination attempts or strikes inside lebanon against...
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if syria responds to our attack by having their friend in hezbollah or the other terrorist groups launch a terrorist attack against the united states, the strike will become awar. >> let's not forget. what you're referring to is the fact that the syria, saying that syria is simply a approximaty state for iran with a nuclear weapon program. >> if you're going to respond to this chemical attack you don't have to do it immediately. you should line up support and consult with congress. candidate obama said he should do that. >> candidate obama is completely different than president obama in this case. >> there's a special congress that we're dealing with right now that has the lowest popularity rating. >> a special congress? >> and republicans who overwhelmly would oppose taking any action. the president of the united states can't be handcuffed by the same republicans that holding the rest of the country hostage on every other law. >> when the president went to congress over iraq intervention, democrats controlled congress up to th debate. that was a special congress, too. >> that was lookin
if syria responds to our attack by having their friend in hezbollah or the other terrorist groups launch a terrorist attack against the united states, the strike will become awar. >> let's not forget. what you're referring to is the fact that the syria, saying that syria is simply a approximaty state for iran with a nuclear weapon program. >> if you're going to respond to this chemical attack you don't have to do it immediately. you should line up support and consult with congress....
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because they did not want to have this anti-aircraft system capable of defending hezbollah in lebanon which has a lot armed with rockets that can cover a essentially all of israel. what this means is that tehran was trying to protect hezbollah, perhaps to launch its own preemptive strikes against israeli civilian populations or to be in a position to retaliate if israel strikes and runs nuclear-weapons program. lori: having to go at it alone here in terms of the u.s. policy in the middle east will we were talking about chuck hagel and his eyebrows in -- eyebrow raising statements. there has to be concerned about how much support there will have >> that think they know they will not have much support from the obama administration, and it is very difficult for israel to be put in that situation, but the state of israel was founded in part on the belief that only the jewish people could be secure if they protected themselves. their defense strategy is not premised on the u.s. coming to their aid in time of need, which is a good thing since we're not going to. lori: thank you for your tim
because they did not want to have this anti-aircraft system capable of defending hezbollah in lebanon which has a lot armed with rockets that can cover a essentially all of israel. what this means is that tehran was trying to protect hezbollah, perhaps to launch its own preemptive strikes against israeli civilian populations or to be in a position to retaliate if israel strikes and runs nuclear-weapons program. lori: having to go at it alone here in terms of the u.s. policy in the middle east...
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there was always a report has blah dumb accomack hezbollah were coming down to the training camps. will they remain? will there be some sort of a soft underbelly to the united states from that terror connection that may or may not survive if there is a new leader. gerri: we don't even really know ultimately who that' that new lr will be. we are not certain of it. you mentioned uncertainty before and what is going on in the oil market. yousing oil prices have popped higher. do you expect them to go even higher here? might it continue? and could we see uncertainty in opec? how far does this go? the fifth-largest oil exporting country in the world. phil: not as far as you would think. the one-time it would have sent shockwaves throughout the global oil market. not so much. in a weird way that goes with chavez's legacy. he made venezuela and oil exporter a secondary cost because of the production under venezuela. year after year after year. instead of being a major oil producer, the production actually fell. he squandered what could have been the famous oil run in history under the lea
there was always a report has blah dumb accomack hezbollah were coming down to the training camps. will they remain? will there be some sort of a soft underbelly to the united states from that terror connection that may or may not survive if there is a new leader. gerri: we don't even really know ultimately who that' that new lr will be. we are not certain of it. you mentioned uncertainty before and what is going on in the oil market. yousing oil prices have popped higher. do you expect them to...
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syria and hezbollah know what happened. but, you know, from israel's perspective, they do not want to become, as i said, the issue. they are watching the demise of one of their -- of their nemesis in the region, one of them, syria, and they just prefer to stand back and let it happen. >> ifill: is there any risk for israel assad's fall should he fall? >> well, israeli officials think there is. and there's been an evolution of thinking on this. initially there was concern that, you know, assad's the devil we know, who knows what's going to happen? they certainly are concerned about jihadi elements in the rebel forces. they're concerned about the transfer of potential chemical weaponses to hezbollah but they've come around to the view that, in fact, it would be very good for syria because it will take the key link out of this arc that goes from iran through syria to hezbollah. and i went in actually to see the minister of intelligence and aatomic energy last week and he said to me if the assad regime falls it will be bad for
syria and hezbollah know what happened. but, you know, from israel's perspective, they do not want to become, as i said, the issue. they are watching the demise of one of their -- of their nemesis in the region, one of them, syria, and they just prefer to stand back and let it happen. >> ifill: is there any risk for israel assad's fall should he fall? >> well, israeli officials think there is. and there's been an evolution of thinking on this. initially there was concern that, you...
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syria and hezbollah know what happened. but, you know, from israel's perspective, they do not want to become, as i said, the issue. they are watching the demise of one of their -- of their nemesis in the region, one of them, syria, and they just prefer to stand back and let it happen. >> ifill: is there any risk for israel assad's fall should he fall? >> well, israeli officials think there is. and there's been an evolution of thinking on this. initially there was concern that, you know, assad's the devil we know, who knows what's going to happen? they certainly are concerned about jihadi elements in the rebel forces. they're concerned about the transfer of potential chemical weaponses to hezbollah but they've come around to the view that, in fact, it would be very good for syria because it will take the key link out of this arc that goes from iran through syria to hezbollah. and i went in actually to see the minister of intelligence and aatomic energy last week and he said to me if the assad regime falls it will be bad for
syria and hezbollah know what happened. but, you know, from israel's perspective, they do not want to become, as i said, the issue. they are watching the demise of one of their -- of their nemesis in the region, one of them, syria, and they just prefer to stand back and let it happen. >> ifill: is there any risk for israel assad's fall should he fall? >> well, israeli officials think there is. and there's been an evolution of thinking on this. initially there was concern that, you...
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hezbollah and lebanon. lori: was as a bold move to attack syria and israel standing alone, especially when you think about u.s. policy? >> that is what israel has to be sorry about. to mark the confirmation hearings of the senator hegel, on the record as saying sanctions are not working, and israel, if their is a real question. so they are looking in all this and saying to themselves, are we going to have to do this alone? no one wants them to get lewd -- nuclear-weapons, no one wants this more than we do. if we're on our own, if it is only as, we have to do it. lori: the president's quick to point out, very sensitive. >> passive aggressive, which is even worse because look what happened with libya. talk about dictators, but we never managed to secure all the weapons. that is was feeling all the fights. lori: and then you have to talk by egypt. >> and egypt, what is the problem there? there is no real cohesive government. egypt amelie topple the tape -- dictator, but will we got was pretty much chaos. a
hezbollah and lebanon. lori: was as a bold move to attack syria and israel standing alone, especially when you think about u.s. policy? >> that is what israel has to be sorry about. to mark the confirmation hearings of the senator hegel, on the record as saying sanctions are not working, and israel, if their is a real question. so they are looking in all this and saying to themselves, are we going to have to do this alone? no one wants them to get lewd -- nuclear-weapons, no one wants...
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>> hezbollah came in, thousands of hezbollah fighters, $7 billion loan to the syrian government from the iranians and came in to more or less tame take over personal control of the war and i think that is what, that is what stabilized, that is what stabilized the situation for assad and that's why we are here, and that's why wwhere we are. and i think that is why i think assad is determined to hang on now, because i think he thinks he can. i mean as long as he has his benefactors he will fight it out he doesn't care if syria is governed in three different parts. i mean, syria is about him, you know. >> rose: matter of power. >> yes he will stay as long as he can. >> rose: this is what you wrote, centrifugal forces of tribes and ethnicities which you have sort of repeated here, empowered by unintended consequences of the arab spring are pulling apart the region defined by european colonial powers a century ago and defended by arab ought accurates ever since. so what is the future then, i mean if you look at that consequence, what is shaping the middle east other than this great confli
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hezbollah is proxy group for iran which provides hezbollah with hundreds of millions of dollars of funding and weapons. joining me now is matthew levitt. he is the author of a new book, "hezbollah global footprint of lebanon's party of god." he is the director of counterterrorism and intelligence at washington institute for near east policy nice to have you back on the program to talk about this top pick. you say the sheer scope of hezbollah's influence is amazing. tell us a little more about that. >> pleasure to be back on the show. hezbollah is a very prominent actor domestically in lebanon and there is a lot of literature on that but there is almost nothing about hezbollah activities around the world, in southeast asia, africa, north america, europe and middle east. we're not talking about huge networks of hundred of thousands of people. we're talking about small networks of operatives able to function especially well within the lebanese diaspora in different places including here in the united states. jenna: tell us about that as we drill down here. this is such a big topic but our vie
hezbollah is proxy group for iran which provides hezbollah with hundreds of millions of dollars of funding and weapons. joining me now is matthew levitt. he is the author of a new book, "hezbollah global footprint of lebanon's party of god." he is the director of counterterrorism and intelligence at washington institute for near east policy nice to have you back on the program to talk about this top pick. you say the sheer scope of hezbollah's influence is amazing. tell us a little...
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lou: this iludes the targeting of mohammed morsi and the targeting of hezbollah and hamas. and the nation of saudi arabia's leader says he would like to see diplomatic solutions to the civil war. saudi arabia has condemned the united states, which they say risk the security and stability of the iddle east and the deputy consul general now faces felony charges of visa fraud and false statements concerning her nanny. she claimed she was strip searched and kept in a cell with drug addicts before posting a 250,000-dollar bail. she says that she is entitled to diplomatic immunity. in new delhi, the indn military has removed barriers around the unitedstates embassy and authorities are demanding officials relinquish their identity cause and the leaders of india's two largest political parties, canceling scheduled meetings with a congressional delegation in reprisal for her arrest. joining us now is fox news analyst kt k.t. mcfarland. it's so good to see you. first, the issue of the deputy consul here in her rrest, apparently being strip searched. plus te charges by the new york ci
lou: this iludes the targeting of mohammed morsi and the targeting of hezbollah and hamas. and the nation of saudi arabia's leader says he would like to see diplomatic solutions to the civil war. saudi arabia has condemned the united states, which they say risk the security and stability of the iddle east and the deputy consul general now faces felony charges of visa fraud and false statements concerning her nanny. she claimed she was strip searched and kept in a cell with drug addicts before...
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this is all taking place as hezbollah fighters are now fighting with syrian troops. rebels are calling for reinforcements they are to hold onto the eddie. with the fighting spreading now into lebanon, there is a real fear of regional conflict. it is a fear that the interactive community is taking this lot more seriously. secretary of state john kerry arrived in jordan to take part in meetings. russia and iran are big supporters and have long backed the bashar al-assad regime. but these are really talks about talks. they are not so much peace talks themselves. but more of a view where the conflict and international community stands on syria today. neither the german government and the rebels have any official representatives at the conference. many skeptics point out that the international community has had a lot of meetings and produce very little in the way of substance. jon: is you cannot come in the killing continues be to an aspiring model killed. the dramatic outcomes to a close and what will the jury decide? our legal panel weighs incoming up next >> i never th
this is all taking place as hezbollah fighters are now fighting with syrian troops. rebels are calling for reinforcements they are to hold onto the eddie. with the fighting spreading now into lebanon, there is a real fear of regional conflict. it is a fear that the interactive community is taking this lot more seriously. secretary of state john kerry arrived in jordan to take part in meetings. russia and iran are big supporters and have long backed the bashar al-assad regime. but these are...
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and an ally of syria, many hezbollah fighters are in syria. and the iranians have vowed revenge that could come in the form of a hezbollah attack on israel and it could come in the form of u.s. interests in lebanon. the 1980 bombing of the embassy in lebanon and the marine barracks. there is a lot of history here. the lebanese security forces don't have a lot of control over hezbollah and what it might do. there is intelligence on the ground that says hezbollah might be planning something and the iranians may be looking at other avenues to respond to a u.s. attack on syria, maybe u.s. interests in iraq. maybe targeting something with a car bomb that that would have a catastrophic effect. martha: the rebels on the front of the "new york times," what .we know about the rebels operating in syria? >> reporter: that's the problem. the video the "new york times" has uncovered is what many of us covering the story have seen, the rebels committing atrocities that are just as bad as what the government is doing. summarily torturing and executing people
and an ally of syria, many hezbollah fighters are in syria. and the iranians have vowed revenge that could come in the form of a hezbollah attack on israel and it could come in the form of u.s. interests in lebanon. the 1980 bombing of the embassy in lebanon and the marine barracks. there is a lot of history here. the lebanese security forces don't have a lot of control over hezbollah and what it might do. there is intelligence on the ground that says hezbollah might be planning something and...
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why are you concerned about the hezbollah threat now. >> hezbollah has begun an international terrorist campaign in european elsewhere, in asia, that is not just related to its own interests, such as seeking revenge for the assassination of its terrorist leader back in 08, but now this is part of iran's shad tow war. we see hezbollah targeting buses of israeli tourists, successfully in bulgaria last summer, unsuccessfully just a week earlier in cypress. those two cases are about to come to a close in europe. bulgaria is report lee going to issue its report tomorrow, cypress in a week or two. we are no less concerned about what hezbollah can do here in our hemisphere. jenna: even the last two hours of our show we talked about different threats facing the country, the taliban in afghanistan, terrorists hiding in pakistan. north korea, now we are looking at hezbollah as well. where do you think hezbollah sits in the list of threats to the united states? >> well we do have lots of threats and we have to deal with them simultaneously. but the fact of the matter is that where hezbollah used t
why are you concerned about the hezbollah threat now. >> hezbollah has begun an international terrorist campaign in european elsewhere, in asia, that is not just related to its own interests, such as seeking revenge for the assassination of its terrorist leader back in 08, but now this is part of iran's shad tow war. we see hezbollah targeting buses of israeli tourists, successfully in bulgaria last summer, unsuccessfully just a week earlier in cypress. those two cases are about to come...
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but the other ally in the region, the lebanese group hezbollah. >> iran has some ability to retaliate, this is the natural response iran prefers to use, an attack on israel would be likely the expected reaction from the regime. >> the attacks could be launched from hezbollah south of lebanon. it's known that hezbollah has access of rockets capable of hitting all the way down here in tel aviv, an israel fear. as syria's ambassador to be u.n. has said, israel is in the state of war and preparing for worst. >> john thank you, back to you, the biggest hot spots in the world, which makes it even more delicate for the obama administration, right? >> oh, yes. very much so. i think everyone's seeing that perhaps the initial action may be directed towards israel and i think we've already seen today a call-up of reservists to help with a possible retaliation. we've seen further deployment of miss i'll batteries along the syrian border, and they're preparing for a direct attack or some sort of terrorist action. >> what if iran gets involved? >> then this becomes more of a regional concern. and w
but the other ally in the region, the lebanese group hezbollah. >> iran has some ability to retaliate, this is the natural response iran prefers to use, an attack on israel would be likely the expected reaction from the regime. >> the attacks could be launched from hezbollah south of lebanon. it's known that hezbollah has access of rockets capable of hitting all the way down here in tel aviv, an israel fear. as syria's ambassador to be u.n. has said, israel is in the state of war...
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we could have either al-qaeda in there or there's islamists, the iran is in there, hezbollah is in there, and i don't think we're shaping the future of syria the way we should be, and potentially could be, even short of putting american troops on the ground. melissa: what's that mean? what do you suggest we do? i understand we've done wrong. what's your recommendation today? >> i'm on the record on this, and say things we should have, shaped an opposition, formed opposition -- melissa: but what can we do now? what will we do now? >> the same thing. we're way behind the power curve. this is difficult. there's psychological operations, cyber operations. we could be recruiting, you know, the generals away from syria. all things we certainly could be doing in terms of trying to shift it and shape it. now, there's no guarantee it's going in our direction, but the fat of the matter is that being reactive, i think, is much less fortuitous for us than being proactive. melissa: if we don't do those things, where's the situation go from here? >> think about it. you know, there's chemical weapons t
we could have either al-qaeda in there or there's islamists, the iran is in there, hezbollah is in there, and i don't think we're shaping the future of syria the way we should be, and potentially could be, even short of putting american troops on the ground. melissa: what's that mean? what do you suggest we do? i understand we've done wrong. what's your recommendation today? >> i'm on the record on this, and say things we should have, shaped an opposition, formed opposition -- melissa:...
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hezbollah is another concern. when and if that happens, this becomes a problem that it's going to be very hard to get the genie back in the bottle. so i'm really concerned about that. the other thing that really worries me about this is everybody's talking about if we don't do something, that it's going to undermine our credibility in the region. well, what happens if we do do something and we don't finish assad? what are our allies going to say? what kind of assad will crawl out and beat his chest and say i won and here i am. how will allies respond to that? >> reporter: the other part of that argument is that if the united states doesn't stand up even on a moral level, then what's the point? what's the point of standing for the kind of morality that the u.s. tends to stand for? >> i think you have to make decisions on a case by case basis. there's no question what this man did was terrible, awful. remember this wasn't the first time he's used gas on his people. this was classified until a few minutes ago as secr
hezbollah is another concern. when and if that happens, this becomes a problem that it's going to be very hard to get the genie back in the bottle. so i'm really concerned about that. the other thing that really worries me about this is everybody's talking about if we don't do something, that it's going to undermine our credibility in the region. well, what happens if we do do something and we don't finish assad? what are our allies going to say? what kind of assad will crawl out and beat his...
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hezbollah, hamas, the unfortunate additional support they have now in iraq. so it is true they may not have marched across borders, but they certainly have used surrogates in a very effective way to destabilize the region. i also don't think that these conclusions the are the full consensus of the task force. thank you. >> [inaudible] >> it's not working. >> [inaudible conversations] >> can you hear me now? [inaudible] >> still can't hear me. you want to give me the mic? okay, now you can you me. all right. i think you can see how much of a challenge it was to put together this report, given the very, very deep-seated views that a lot of people have. i wanted to point out that greg was a member of the task force was speaking in a personal capacity, and ali was not a member o of the task force by oe to give them each a chance to respond to what ambassador eizenstat had to say before we can do other questions. greg, do you want -- >> let me first express a number of points of agreement with stuart eizenstat. first of all, i think i identified my view as a minor
hezbollah, hamas, the unfortunate additional support they have now in iraq. so it is true they may not have marched across borders, but they certainly have used surrogates in a very effective way to destabilize the region. i also don't think that these conclusions the are the full consensus of the task force. thank you. >> [inaudible] >> it's not working. >> [inaudible conversations] >> can you hear me now? [inaudible] >> still can't hear me. you want to give me...
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group hezbollah syria's proxy in neighboring lebanon fought israel to a surprising draw in 2006. it is now believed to have missiles including some supplied by syria that could strike tel aviv. that city has come under such fire before. and israelis are prepared. every apartment and every house in this middle class neighborhood contains a safe room where the family can take refuge in the case of attack. that's been required of every dwelling built here in the last 20 years, ever since saddam hussein aimed missiles at israel during the first gulf war. this man owns a company called i am protected. he installs, upgrades and retrofits residential safe rooms that serve as shelters in the case of attack. so what makes this a safe room? >> first of all, the walls are thicken and they're made of concrete. you have a special door for the blast. and when it's locked like this, it's also being sealed. >> warner: what do your customers tell you? i mean, do they think they'll really ever have to use this room? >> first of all, they've already used >> first of all, they use it. they already u
group hezbollah syria's proxy in neighboring lebanon fought israel to a surprising draw in 2006. it is now believed to have missiles including some supplied by syria that could strike tel aviv. that city has come under such fire before. and israelis are prepared. every apartment and every house in this middle class neighborhood contains a safe room where the family can take refuge in the case of attack. that's been required of every dwelling built here in the last 20 years, ever since saddam...
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group hezbollah syria's proxy in neighboring lebanon fought israel to a surprising draw in 2006. it is now believed to have missiles including some supplied by syria that could strike tel aviv. that city has come under such fire before. and israelis are prepared. every apartment and every house in this middle class neighborhood contains a safe room where the family can take refuge in the case of attack. that's been required of every dwelling built here in the last 20 years, ever since saddam hussein aimed missiles at israel during the first gulf war. this man owns a company called i am protected. he installs, upgrades and retrofits residential safe rooms that serve as shelters in the case of attack. so what makes this a safe room? >> first of all, the walls are thicken and they're made of concrete. you have a special door for the blast. and when it's locked like this it's also being sealed. >> warner: what do your customers tell you? i mean, do they think they'll really ever have to use this room? >> first of all, they've already used >> first of all, they use it. they already us
group hezbollah syria's proxy in neighboring lebanon fought israel to a surprising draw in 2006. it is now believed to have missiles including some supplied by syria that could strike tel aviv. that city has come under such fire before. and israelis are prepared. every apartment and every house in this middle class neighborhood contains a safe room where the family can take refuge in the case of attack. that's been required of every dwelling built here in the last 20 years, ever since saddam...
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rebels have killed a number of soldiers and hezbollah fighters. there are also reports of the opposition capturing soldiers and damascus. syrians fled to lebanon to escape the violence. 51000 syrian refugees are being hosted in lebanon. that number could rise -- 500,000 syrian refugees are being hosted in lebanon. that number could rise. >> influence on the ground and with the government. they are doing all they can to help with the transition. they need help. >> it has come out of the shadows for the first time in a year. we take a close look at egypt's powerful army. pakistan is facing what some are calling an environmental catastrophe. the top stories on algerian -- on al jazeera. tensions are mounting as people try to resolve the political crisis. thousands take to the streets --voice their support for rage for mohamed morsi. the situation with syria refugees is getting worse. u.n. expects 1 million serious to be living in lebanon by the end of the year. more now on our top story, the crisis in egypt. the army has imposed a deadline for the tw
rebels have killed a number of soldiers and hezbollah fighters. there are also reports of the opposition capturing soldiers and damascus. syrians fled to lebanon to escape the violence. 51000 syrian refugees are being hosted in lebanon. that number could rise -- 500,000 syrian refugees are being hosted in lebanon. that number could rise. >> influence on the ground and with the government. they are doing all they can to help with the transition. they need help. >> it has come out of...
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on the other hand, iran, hezbollah and syria. i would argue, wolf, it would take a spark in this calculation to ignite a bigger conflict in the region. i would argue also that the main target, the main target of israeli's alleged attacks against syria were not just the assad governments and at ataass army but rather hezbollah and iran. you will see deepening involvement of hezbollah and iran in syria. they will go to great lengths to prevent the removal of assad by the opposition. so now unfortunately for the syrian people, the internal struggle, the political uprising, the internal arms struggle, has been superseded by multiple proxy wars in syria. >> a lot of people are wondering, espec lially here in the united states, will this force the u.s. to take more direct action, is the united states going to get involved directly on the ground in the air in >> wolf, my reading, and i could be wrong, i think president barack obama is absolutely correct to be hesitant, to be reluctant to plunge into the killing field, s of syria. rememb
on the other hand, iran, hezbollah and syria. i would argue, wolf, it would take a spark in this calculation to ignite a bigger conflict in the region. i would argue also that the main target, the main target of israeli's alleged attacks against syria were not just the assad governments and at ataass army but rather hezbollah and iran. you will see deepening involvement of hezbollah and iran in syria. they will go to great lengths to prevent the removal of assad by the opposition. so now...
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. >> when i was in egypt it was clear that it was not just hezbollah and iran, but al qaeda and there's a lot of evidence with this. and they refuse to let the army go clean them out. and i think what you will see and my gss is tt you will see major political trials. lou: is a trial for edward snowden? is he going to be brought to justice at all? it was interesting. you hear the former director of the caa saying that if he is convicted, he should be hanged by the neck until dead. that's interesting on the matter. >> perhaps we should give them amnesty, so far, there have been two categories as part of this. one is the current events and the other is how you gather inlligence and how we listen inn phone calls and that does the most harm and that is what is now starting to come out. lou: given that this was an act of treason, i don't think that's a legal term. but it seems simply like a straightforward statement of fact. he was sering and why in the world was he permitted to leave the united states in any form? >> not only that, but why was he permitted access to all is stuff? so how did
. >> when i was in egypt it was clear that it was not just hezbollah and iran, but al qaeda and there's a lot of evidence with this. and they refuse to let the army go clean them out. and i think what you will see and my gss is tt you will see major political trials. lou: is a trial for edward snowden? is he going to be brought to justice at all? it was interesting. you hear the former director of the caa saying that if he is convicted, he should be hanged by the neck until dead. that's...
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will the hezbollah launch some kind of attack. we know for israelis there are weapons on the ground. the weapons are unloaded and taken there inside of lebanon and given to hezbollah. that's where the israelies are pinpointing these strikes as you try to destroy the weapons before they get to hezbollah. they say they will not allow that balance of power to change and hezbollah get more significant weapons, even if it means more attacks going forward and the consequences that come with them. martha. martha: higher stakes this week. leland, thank you so much. bill: president obama adding to this saying it will be unlikely u.s. troops will be on the ground anytime soon in that conflict. the president. >> i can not see a scenario right now which american boots on the ground would make any sense and i can not see a scenario in which actually the syrian people would benefit from american boots on the ground. and that's confirmed by the conversations i've had with allies and people who support the opposition in the region. what we are go
will the hezbollah launch some kind of attack. we know for israelis there are weapons on the ground. the weapons are unloaded and taken there inside of lebanon and given to hezbollah. that's where the israelies are pinpointing these strikes as you try to destroy the weapons before they get to hezbollah. they say they will not allow that balance of power to change and hezbollah get more significant weapons, even if it means more attacks going forward and the consequences that come with them....
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they are very fearful that hezbollah, the group that is centered in southern lebanon is close to assad might launch such strikes. that is why they have drawn a red line. it appears tonight that they believe that the syrians and hezbollah has crossed that red line and that is why they acted, shep. >> shepard: jonathan hunt, thank you. now to unsolved lotto case here at home. investigators in the stay of iowa are trying to find the real winner of 14. '-million-dollar lottery jackpot after one guy withdrew his claim we discovered the story. an attorney in new york fedexed this ticket on behalf of a trust. lottery officials says he misspelled the name of the trust so they held on to the money. they say that he won't explain how he got the winning lotto ticket in the first place. now investigators are demanding phone and email records. state officials say it appears to the first time that anybody has submitted a winning ticket and then walked away from the prize. pro-sumpers have always tried to catch that allusive hundred foot wave. one guy may have just bagged the beast. here is the photo
they are very fearful that hezbollah, the group that is centered in southern lebanon is close to assad might launch such strikes. that is why they have drawn a red line. it appears tonight that they believe that the syrians and hezbollah has crossed that red line and that is why they acted, shep. >> shepard: jonathan hunt, thank you. now to unsolved lotto case here at home. investigators in the stay of iowa are trying to find the real winner of 14. '-million-dollar lottery jackpot after...
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there haven't been any saber rattling or much saber rattling by the syrian government, hezbollah, hamas, palestinian authority and been eerily quiet over there. do you know why? >> there is a couple reasons. one, we have been playing with with their electronics with their ability to communicate. we have been helping in that regard. they got caught. israel excellent air strike on their republican guard facilities that actually makes these. they were two very accurate strikes. any more attention on this causes more trouble to the assad regime, which is already up to their ears -- ear lobes and still waiting to see what the u.s. will do in conjunction with or in addition to what israel has already done. >> you think it's not in the best interest of bashar assad to make a bell big deal out of this at this time because they are just raises ire towards him. you believe that iran are giving missiles to the syrian government? right? >> yeah. i believe it. more importantly the israeli government and u.s. government believes it. >> bill: do you believe it, colonel. >> i think it's uncontrovertibl
there haven't been any saber rattling or much saber rattling by the syrian government, hezbollah, hamas, palestinian authority and been eerily quiet over there. do you know why? >> there is a couple reasons. one, we have been playing with with their electronics with their ability to communicate. we have been helping in that regard. they got caught. israel excellent air strike on their republican guard facilities that actually makes these. they were two very accurate strikes. any more...
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he has support from hezbollah. it is a very unbalanced situation. >> a lot of americans do not want to see the u.s. get involved militarily again in the middle east, given what's going on in afghanistan and what went on in iraq. is this a potential quagmire? >> look, anderson, there's no question, because what people must understand is the proxy nature of what's going on. you not only have the extremists of the front and you've got the rebels who are fighting and trying to just survive at this point. you also have hezbollah and iranian influence there. you have the russians who care about the port. we have spoken about that the last few years. there's a real -- >> huge sectarian divisis, as well. there's all these different groups. >> that developed by the force of inaction. the force of inaction has created what we're seeing on the ground right now. all the scare tactics and the worst case scenarios that the administration and others talked about, some of them legitimate have now happened because of force of inact
he has support from hezbollah. it is a very unbalanced situation. >> a lot of americans do not want to see the u.s. get involved militarily again in the middle east, given what's going on in afghanistan and what went on in iraq. is this a potential quagmire? >> look, anderson, there's no question, because what people must understand is the proxy nature of what's going on. you not only have the extremists of the front and you've got the rebels who are fighting and trying to just...
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hezbollah trying to get their hands on them. this is a powder keg. it makes what happened in libya with their weapons that spread across the northern africa and the maghreb, in fact i argue that mali was the first victim of weapons that escape out of that, these weapons make libya looks like antique gun show. heather: general jack keanes retired, former four-star general and vice chief of staff of the army, and fox military analyst joins us with more. high probability you heard him say there. do you think chemical weapons are being used in syria by the assad regime or by rebel groups? what do you think? >> i don't know but chairman rogers, highly respected chairman of the intelligence committee has access to information that very select leaders have in this country. so when he is drawing a conclusion it is likely it is probable, i think we have to take him at his word. i believe also before our government would take any action, they would have to actually confirm that chemical weapons were used. heather: you know syrian president assad, he released s
hezbollah trying to get their hands on them. this is a powder keg. it makes what happened in libya with their weapons that spread across the northern africa and the maghreb, in fact i argue that mali was the first victim of weapons that escape out of that, these weapons make libya looks like antique gun show. heather: general jack keanes retired, former four-star general and vice chief of staff of the army, and fox military analyst joins us with more. high probability you heard him say there....